Education has been heralded as the “great equalizer,” but today only 14% of Native Americans in the United States ages 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher—less than half of that of other groups.
Month: August 2019 Blogs
College Fund Hosts Indigenous Cooking Event with Premier Denver Chefs
Denver’s rich Native American history stretches back 13,000 years. Once the winter home of the Arapaho and a bustling trade center prior to the gold rush, today Denver is ranked as one of America’s best cities to live and is home to a burgeoning restaurant scene.
Navajo Technical University Student Explores NASA’s Space Flight Technology, and the History of Her Own Tribe’s Technological Journey
As the country celebrated the 50th anniversary of humankind’s first visit to the moon, American Indian College Fund Student Ambassador and Scholar, Nylana Murphy, was working on the next generation of spaceflight hardware and connecting her community to the history of Navajo technology and creation.
SIPI Utilizes Online Learning Communities to Enrich Teacher Training
For SIPI’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) students earning an associate degree, the curriculum provides practicum experience for students in both infant and toddler classrooms. SIPI’s Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) serves as both the lab school for the program and the site for student practicums.
